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The Importance of Character in the Life of a Leader
No leader will be perfect – other than the Lord Jesus. However, since God’s leaders reflect God Himself to men, they must be of the highest character. This was why Moses received such a harsh judgment...
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The Role of Discipline in the Forming of Character
In the forming of character in the life of a leader, discipline is an essential element. In fact, discipline lies at the heart of character. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only...
View ArticleThe Testing and Proving of an Emerging Leader
A leader does not become one overnight. He must be tested first. They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve… (1 Tim. 3:10) He must undergo the preparations of...
View ArticleAccountability
A godly leader will choose accountability. To be accountable means to be responsible to others, to allow others to call one to account. An unaccountable person, on the other hand, will answer to no one...
View ArticleEstablishing Accountability
As we noted in our last Letter, a godly leader will choose accountability. Healthy leaders will be accountable ones! However, in certain cultures it is very difficult for the “top” leader in an...
View ArticleSelf-Giving Leadership
Read this parable of the bamboo if you would serve in leadership. On the hillsides in Kucheng District the most valuable trees are often marked with the owner’s name. A common way of conveying water...
View ArticleDo You Overestimate Your Ability as a Leader?
How accurately do you estimate your ability as a leader? Do you think too highly of yourself, not highly enough, or about right? Recently I came across the concept of “illusory superiority.” Illusory...
View ArticleOn Brokenness
All around us we see leaders with “broken legs.” Our first response as young, emerging leaders might be to think, “You can’t help me! I’m trying to avoid the very thing that has happened to you!” Or...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Motives?
The world seeks for knowledge to gain advancement, honor and esteem in the eyes of other men. Let us never be guilty of this in spiritual matters. If we have this motive, one of the first places it...
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